I wonder if MAD Magazine will spoof the NY'er cover

[mdmc]

I sure hope that they do.

[Prefer]

1. Interesting question

The cover itself is already sort of a Mad Magazine type of spoof of what the lies the Right has spoon fed themselves. Not sure how you spoof a spoof when a lot of people didn't get it in the first place.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

2. the new yorker cover was a spoof. it was supposed to be satire.

[godai]

5. Well, then they need to do a McCain 'satire' also.

Let's see, in a wheel chair, devilish grin on his face, wife using drugs, confused about where he is, calling his wife a c**t, causing a fire on the aircraft carrier, signing a confession in captivity, big fence around his home keeping out immigrants etc. Hard to fit that all in one drawing but I'm sure that they can do it, if they want to.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

6. the satire isnt about the candidate. its about the frivolity and stupidity

of the arguments the media creates around them.

[godai]

7. We're in a Presidential campaign. That cover will be copied throughout the RW world.

It 'humorously' reinforces many stereotypes that some people have about the Obamas.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

8. i think anyone who takes the whole obama is a muslim terrorist thing seriously

will anyhow NEVER vote for obama, whether or not the new yorker satirizes it.

[godai]

10. True but it's the more undecided voter who could be influenced.

It's a way to define the Obamas in a negative light. I guess I come down on the side of free speech but the magazine needs to balance this with a McCain piece. Why focus only on the Obamas?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

12. because the satire wasnt about obama. it satirizes the media

since the media give a free pass to mccain, and republicans in general, the aim of the satire would be lost if it were to focus on mccain

[godai]

16. The Obama campaign finds it 'tasteless and offensive' n/t

[La Lioness Priyanka]

17. i dont think journalists should kowtow to campaigns, whether it be our or theirs.

[mdmc]

19. where would the wing nuts find a copy?

I doubt they even know the NewYorker exists.

[gatorboy]

3. How could you possibly lampoon it anymore?

Blunt racism? :shrug:

[no_hypocrisy]

4. Doubtful they would do a "sister" cartoon next week with

John and Cindy McCain at Versailles.

[Ichingcarpenter]

9. Hillary Supporters seem to think the cover is just fine.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

13. yeah, because i understand what satire means and purpose of satirizing the media

i must be evil :eyes:

[Ichingcarpenter]

14. That idiot was from New York too and that cover reaffirms her ignorance

Same with these 'democratic' voters.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

15. you're really not making sense to me.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

11. The New Yorker cover is a spoof of the right.

So how would you have Mad spoof it?

[mdmc]

20. I guess they could spoof him from the left

:shrug:

[spanone]

18. is a spoof of a spoof still a spoof?

curious minds want to know

[mdmc]

21. I think MAD should do the same cartoon

but fill it with leftist / liberal leanings.

Michelle would have a "free tibet" sign.

Obama would be dresed like Uncle Sam, complete with ACLU card.

BinLaden would be replaced with Jerry Garcia, or RFK.

[spanone]

22. that would be the true satire....the right fears that more than afros and machine guns

[mdmc]

23. The NY'er could do a mccain one

"Maverick"

Ms. McCain would be baking cookies for poor kids. McCain would be jailing the neo-con chickenhawks. A picture of Jimmy Carter (Best President Ever) would grace the wall.